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DIHYDROCOUMARIN
COE No.: 535
FEMA No.: 2381
JECFA No.: 1171
Chemical names: 3,4-DIHYDRO-1-BENZOPYRAN-2-ONE
Synonyms: 1,2-BENZODIHYDROPYRONE; HYDROCOUMARIN; 2-CHROMANONE; o-HYDROXYDIHYDROCINNAMIC ACID LACTONE; MELILOTIC ACID LACTONE; MELILOTOL; MELILOTIN; MELIOTINE
Functional class: FLAVOURING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 2003
ADI: ACCEPTABLE
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent
Report: TRS 922-JECFA 61/49
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/106
Tox monograph: FAS 52-JECFA 59/175
Previous status: 1989, TRS 789-JECFA 35/17, FNP 49-JECFA 35/13; COMPENDIUM/507. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. N,T.
 
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